The putt was from 18 feet on the final hole at Bay Hill, with the tournament riding on the outcome. The ball caught the left edge of the cup and disappeared, the gallery erupted with cheers and the winner gave an abbreviated fist pump filled with raw...

There was drama on the 72nd hole at Bay Hill on Sunday, Matt Every made sure of it.
Every rolled in a 17-foot birdie putt on the final hole of the Arnold Palmer Invitational to join Tiger Woods and Hall of Fame member Payne Stewart as the only players...

Sequels are rarely as good as the original, as anyone who endured "Star Wars" efforts the past 15 years can attest. But audiences were raving Sunday at the premiere of "Matt Every's Excellent Adventure II."
The only possible complaint was the editing....

Henrik Stenson has shown a remarkable finishing kick at Bay Hill.
Seven shots out of the lead in the second round, Stenson closed with four straight birdies for a 66 to stay close. On Saturday, he was two shots behind when he again played the final...

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Morgan Hoffmann finally wobbled after dominating the first two days of action at Bay Hill.
Orlando's Henrik Stenson was waiting to pounce a day after he lacked focus and energy — much less a killer instinct — early in his second round.
Looking every bit the world's No. 3 player and clearly outplaying world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Stenson carded a bogey-free six-under par 66 to move to 16-under for a two-shot lead over Hoffmann.
On Friday, Stenson was even par after six holes and 4-under...

Daniel Berger did not realize he was going for history.
In fact, the 21-year-old was not at all sure he even would go for the green on the par-5 6th hole at Bay Hill.
"It was kind of right on that borderline between going for it and not going for it," Berger said of the 237-yard shot over water. "Little bit of a downhill lie. My caddy gave me the confidence to go for it."
Berger did the rest.
He flushed a 7-iron that just cleared a lake, took a big hop and trickled into the hole for the first...

Matt Every had a tongue-in-cheek response when he heard Tiger Woods was not ready to play the Arnold Palmer Invitational this year. He said he told Woods, "Don't worry, man, I'll hold it down for you until you get back."
He did that and more.
Every was dressed in a blue shirt, not red, but the moment sure looked familiar on the 18th green Sunday at Bay Hill. He made an 18-foot birdie putt for a 6-under 66, gave an abbreviated fist pump and held onto the trophy for one more year with a one-shot victory...

The final round at Arnie's place promises to be a free-for-all and a potential nightmare for headline writers. Or, ahem, trophy engravers.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand is in the hunt.
If you think that's a tongue-twister, Aphibarnrat's birth name actually is ... Anujit Hirunratanakorn.
This isn't a golf tournament; it's a game of Scrabble.
Better yet, Pat Sajak of Wheel of Fortune should be the host instead of Arnold Palmer.
Give me a vowel and a Thai translator, Pat.
A walking, talking...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Morgan Hoffmann finally wobbled after dominating the first two days of play at Bay Hill.
Henrik Stenson was waiting to pounce.
Looking every bit the world's No. 3 player and clearly outplaying world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Stenson carded a bogey-free, six-under-par 66 to move to 16-under for a two-shot lead over Hoffmann after three rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
On Friday, Stenson was even par after six holes and four under for the week when he said he "kicked myself in...

Morgan Hoffmann is moving so fast, his playing partner decided to just try to stay in his jet stream on Friday.
Forget the score and the other 118 players, Danny Lee imagined he and Hoffmann were in a singles match at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
"It helped me a lot," Lee said. "I beat him by a stroke, so I'm happy."
Just trying to keep up with Hoffmann is not bad strategy this week. The problem is that only Lee was able to do it Friday.
He shot a tournament-best 64. Hoffmann countered with a 65 to...